Award-wining video editor & sound mixer proficient in DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro, with experience editing narrative films, promotional content, and competition-winning projects.

John Quesada

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Award-wining video editor & sound mixer proficient in DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro, with experience editing narrative films, promotional content, and competition-winning projects.

Available to hire

Award-wining video editor & sound mixer proficient in DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro, with experience editing narrative films, promotional content, and competition-winning projects.

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Director, Editor, Sound Mixer, Writer at Florida Film Institute
September 1, 2024 - Present
-Cooperated on silent films, promotional reels, movie scripts, edits, and narrative films. -Primarily a writer, editor, and sound mixer for the program. -Used Premiere Pro on macOS devices. -Learned of lighting, writing, cinematography, and sound. -Taught students to use Premiere Pro. -Earned 175 community service hours.

Education

Education for Technical Video & Audio Production at FLORIDA FILM INSTITUTE
September 2, 2024 - May 30, 2026
Davinci Resolve & Premiere Pro Sound Mixer, Writer, Editor, Assistant Director 175 Community Hours "Best Sound Recording" Award

Qualifications

"Marketing Video Display"
May 30, 2026 - May 30, 2026
-Won “Marketing Video Display” award from the DronesInSchool Florida statewide video competition for the drone racing team “Red Phoenix”. Competed against 16 teams. -Placed 2nd in DronesInSchool’s Nationwide Video competition

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Computers & Electronics, Telecommunications
    “WHEN I WAS YOU” | 10 min | Florida Film Institute | Edited In Premiere Pro

    -Edited and mixed sound for a film copyrighted by the Florida Film Institute.
    -Awarded “Best Sound Recording” at the annual Florida Film Institute Premiere, where 3 high schools make several films and compete for awards.
    -Mixed sound live during shooting with $2000 equipment. Multiple Lavaliers, and 1 Boom Microphone.
    -Mixed sound further in post-production by editing dynamic range and equalizing audio.
    -Color graded, cut the entire film and animated with keyframes.

    Film is copyrighted; I am not allowed to show it at the moment.

    “ARCHIVE 04: PROJECT VIRUS” | 4 min | DronesInSchool | Edited in Davinci Resolve

    -Won “Marketing Video Display” award from the DronesInSchool Florida statewide video competition for the drone racing team “Red Phoenix”. Competed against 16 teams.
    -Placed 2nd in DronesInSchool’s Nationwide Video competition
    -36 audio tracks all mixed with audio panning, equalization; dynamic range editing with compressors, limiters, gates, expanders; stereo width, semi tones & cents.
    -22 video tracks combining Davinci Resolve Fusion motion graphics, keyframing, audio waveform visualizers, composite mode layering, multiple layers of color grading(some including multiple masks and up to 7 nodes for one grade), speed ramping, visual noise reduction & noise application.

    Trailer Pitch for “Sleepwalker” | 1 min | Florida Film Institute | Edited in Premiere Pro

    -Utilized negative color blending, Hue vs Hue curves, Hue vs Saturation curves and opacity blending modes to create a one of a kind, “alternate reality” color grade.
    -Employed drone cinematography to emphasize space and isolation.

    2025 | “3.14…” Pi(1998) Tribute | 2 min | Florida Film Institute | Edited in Davinci Resolve

    -Edited multiple sequences from the 1998 film “Pi” represent the film’s meaning while making an intriguing case for the film in under 2 minutes.
    -Used opacity blending modes and write-out text animations to forge creative graphics.
    -Balanced both loud and quiet sound effects, dialogue and music to mix a cacophony of sound representing chaos.

    2025 | “The Bookworm” | 1 min | Florida Film Institute | Edited in Premiere Pro

    -Cooperated with a film crew to produce a comedic silent story in vertical format.
    -Used built-in Premiere Pro effects and chroma-keying to replicate films from the 1920s.

    Short is copyrighted; not allowed to display it.

    “WE ARE YOUNG” Pt. 2 | 4 min | Florida Film Institute | Edited in Premiere Pro

    Used keyframe text animations, hundreds of cuts, speed modification and built-in Premiere Pro effects to make a suspenseful highlight compilation out of 4 hour bodycam footage of paintball matches.
    Color graded a stale, mostly white video to appear hot and challenging. Used HSL to emphasize the color from paintball fire.